Author: Rana McCallister

Pennsylvania authorities say a violent episode ended with three people dead after a woman, her husband, and their 1-year-old son vanished following an evening outing. Investigators have charged a man they say was obsessed with the woman and enraged when she would not leave her husband for him. The case has shocked the community and unfolded through phone records, surveillance video, and grim discoveries at a remote site. Officials say surveillance captured the woman and her child entering a vehicle registered to a man identified as Jose Rodriguez just after 8:20 p.m. on the evening they disappeared. Rodriguez initially told…

Multiple Republican senators and House members said on Wednesday that they will not accept pay while the federal government is shut down, a move framed as solidarity with furloughed federal workers and unpaid service members. Their statements landed as a pointed contrast to the usual reality that elected officials continue to receive compensation even when many federal colleagues do not. The choice is being presented by supporters as a moral and political signal that the people who make the rules should feel the same consequences as the people who follow them. Nebraska Republican Sen. Debra Fischer formally asked the Senate…

Dennis Prager made his first on-camera appearance since the November 2024 injury, and he said he is “thrilled to be alive.” His short statement was calm and unvarnished, the kind of clarity people expect from a lifetime of speaking plainly. There was an immediate sense of relief among listeners who have followed him for decades. <p”He has always spoken a language conservatives understand,” is how many longtime supporters put it, and his return only reinforced that. He did not offer a political sermon in that first sighting, but his presence alone felt like a reminder that ideas outlast setbacks. Conservatives…

Supreme Court pauses Trump’s bid to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook The Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on President Trump’s emergency effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and will take up the dispute in January. The court declined the emergency appeal this week and signaled it wants a full argument before making a final call. That buys time for both sides and sets the stage for a high-stakes winter showdown over presidential authority and accountability at the Fed. Mr. Trump asked the court to let him fire Cook over serious allegations tied to mortgage paperwork, allegations…

Mikie Sherrill’s Muddy Response To Resurrected Navy Cheating Scandal A Bad Look Trust is the linchpin of any fighting force and it was the center of the controversy that erupted around the Naval Academy years ago. Sailors and officers rely on one another for split-second decisions where failure is not an abstract result. When that trust frays, the damage reaches far beyond an academic record. I graduated from the Naval Academy and served as a submariner, so this story lands personal and sharp for many of us who wear those years as a moral ledger. The 1992 “double E” cheating…

The suspect arrested in a recent deadly stabbing on a train platform in Democrat-controlled Redwood City reportedly has a history of violent felonies. That single fact forces a hard look at how repeat violent offenders end up back on the streets near our families and transit hubs. This story is about more than one horrific event; it is about policy, accountability, and the consequences of choices made by local leaders. Redwood City’s description as Democrat-controlled matters because policy choices at the city and county level flow from the majority in charge. Local priorities determine how law enforcement is funded, how…

Louisiana has issued a criminal arrest warrant for a California doctor accused of illegally prescribing and mailing abortion pills into states that protect preborn life. This is not a petty paperwork dispute; it is about one state enforcing its laws to protect children and the rule of law. What happened here raises basic questions about medical ethics, jurisdiction, and the limits of radical activism. The doctor allegedly wrote prescriptions for women in Louisiana and other states where abortion protections remain on the books. Mailing powerful drugs across state lines to bypass local law is a direct challenge to state sovereignty.…

“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 4 winner Joshua Allen died Sept. 30 at the age of 36. A family member confirmed his death to TMZ but declined to provide details about the cause or the circumstances surrounding his passing, and Allen’s relative asked for “privacy and prayers” during this challenging time. (new Image()).src = ‘https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=739c4263-c671-4316-b7cf-ecd244900844&cid=9c4d09f1-aa3e-4da1-ad63-362d562ecfad’; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: “739c4263-c671-4316-b7cf-ecd244900844” }).render(“59f64f116598417b8d610477330f5a3e”); }); Friends and colleagues reacted with shock and sorrow, pointing to a complicated life lived mostly in public view after his reality TV success. Longtime friend and fellow member of the dancing world, Emmanuel Hurd, remembers Allen…

The 78,000-square-foot, stair-step tower once promoted as the largest Planned Parenthood facility in the Western Hemisphere has shut its doors for good. “Prevention Park” was situated near the University of Houston and Texas Southern University. The closure comes after sustained pressure from pro-life activists and conservative leaders pushing to cut funding and end taxpayer support. For years Prevention Park stood as a high-profile symbol of Planned Parenthood’s reach in Texas, drawing criticism from those who saw the facility as a taxpayer-subsidized abortion mill. Conservatives hammered on transparency, spending, and mission creep while pointing to alternative providers who serve local health…

Trump pulls Heritage economist E.J. Antoni’s nomination to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics President Donald Trump quietly withdrew the nomination of E.J. Antoni, Heritage Foundation chief economist, to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The move comes after a tumultuous few weeks at BLS and follow-up scrutiny of volatile job report revisions. Republicans say the episode highlights deeper problems at the agency. Antoni was tapped after Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer amid outrage over a weak jobs report and steep downward revisions for May and June. That firing signaled the administration wanted a new direction and blunt fixes…